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Your guide to using Google Assistant and the Google search app on Android & iPhone
Google Assistant is coming widely to Android phones. Here's how to use it and other ways to Google on your smartphone -- even for iPhone...
Now you can shop with Google Home — just like on Amazon Echo
Shopping and delivery services become a new front in the battle of the virtual assistants....
Allo: chat with a big helping of Google search
Inclusion of 'Google Assistant' creates a differentiated...
Google’s new My Activity and Ads Personalization seek to make ads better, provide more user control over data
A pragmatic mix of good policy and self-interest, My Activity and Ads Personalization give users more control and help enable more sophisticated...
Google Voice Access beta enlarges role for voice, conversational device interaction
Accessibility technology suggests the Star Trek future will be here soon....
Report: Google working on its own version of Amazon Echo
If the device is released, one question is how it would handle search results and whether it would include ads....
Google Now allows content blocking from publishers and sources you don’t like
For some time, Google has allowed users to customize various aspects of Google Now. But that didn’t extend to the publishers and content...
Cortana Providing Email-Based To-Do Reminders & Deeper Calendar Insights
Microsoft’s personal assistant, Cortana, has introduced two very useful new features for Windows 10. Both are related to task completion...
Make It So: Google’s Voice-Search-Enabled Star Trek Communicator Pin
Google, and search czar Amit Singhal in particular, have long been trying to develop experiences that mimic the functioning and capabilities of...
Is Google Now Becoming A News Reader Too?
Ever since “stories to read” started appearing in Google Now, I’ve been eager for Google expand the section. Now Google...
Eddystone Beacon Explainer: An Interview With Google’s Chandu Thota
On July 14, Google announced a new developer initiative called Eddystone. It’s a new open format for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons....
In Google’s Android-Candy Universe, “M” Is For Marshmallow
Someday, in a museum, there will be an exhibit of all the statues representing all the different versions and flavors of Android. The latest...
Yahoo Aviate Adds New Smart Stream But Still Needs Breakout Features
The latest feature upgrade to Yahoo’s Android launcher and smart assistant Aviate is called “Smart Stream.” It’s a...
Google Says Not Worried If Microsoft’s Cortana Comes To Android & iOS
Company says it's great to have more focused on predictive search. Google also seems to have no plans to bring Google Now to Windows...
AAA Study Finds Siri — And Potentially Any Smartphone Assistant — Hugely Distracting To Driving
Bad news for the folks who think using Siri can make you more productive while driving. A new study by the AAA automobile group has found Siri...
As “Cortana” Approaches, Remembering Microsoft’s Other Digital Assistant: Ms. Dewey
Microsoft is apparently readying its own digital assistant called “Cortana,” to take on Apple’s Siri and Google Now....
Google Brings Its Nexus “Launcher” To Other Android Devices
Google Nexus devices (i.e., Nexus 5) have featured Google Now prominently as well as “OK Google” hands free voice search. But now...
Grow In-Store Visits From Smartphones For Better Traffic From Google Mobile
We know 2013 was the year that Google finally started to improve the smartphone search experience, warning webmasters and marketers about things...
Google Now Adds Walking & Biking Miles Accrued Over The Month
Google has quietly added a new feature to Google Now that tracks and reports on the miles you’ve walked and/or biked over the past month....
Google Quietly Testing Offline Store Visits Tracking
Last month Google announced a program called “Estimated Total Conversions.” That program is intended to report or provide visibility...
